Coffee

I don't know if you know this but I like coffee. I had always wanted to love coffee, after watching Gilmore Girls. I also grew up with my parents drinking coffee all the time, and they always drink their coffee black so I never even thought to put cream or sugar in my coffee. I have always drunk (drank?) it black. The first time I tried drinking a whole cup of black coffee was when I was 15. I couldn't finish it. I thought I was going to be sick. That kind of turned me off of coffee for a while. Then a year or two later my dad started making me coffee every morning before school and I was able to drink more and more of it. Now I LOVE it. I could probably go a day without drinking it, but why would I want to? It's not that I love the caffeine, except if it's early in the morning, I just legitimately love the taste of coffee. Especially the way my dad, and now I, make it. I've become a bit of a snob, actually.... My favorite way to make coffee is the pour-over method, using one of these things:

I heat water on the stove using a tea kettle, and I grind the coffee fresh (almost) every time I make coffee. I usually make about two cups, one for me and one for my dad, and sometimes there's some leftover that I put in an extra cup and heat up later. I prefer darker roast beans. I don't really know about the different regions the beans come from, I just get espresso or french roast.

In terms of favorite coffee shops, there are a few. There is, of course, Top Pot Doughnuts. They have AMAZING coffee and doughnuts, so they're pretty much perfect. Oh and they're in Seattle. Also in the Northwest there's Stumptown, which is from Portland but I believe they have some places in Seattle, too. In Tucson, any place that has Illy coffee is my favorite, like Crave and Chocolate Iguana. Ike's is also really good. In McMinnville, where I go to school in case you're new here, Red Fox Bakery is my favorite place to get coffee (they have Illy, and MACAROONS), followed by Cornerstone (their scones are huge and amazing, too). Besides drip coffee, my favorite drinks to get from these places are espresso drinks, especially Americanos (Iced Americanos in the Summer are my all-time favorite drinks) and Cappuccinos. I also like Lattes if they're not too milky.

Wow I did not expect to go on for this long about coffee. I miss being at school and going to Starbucks (yes I like Starbucks) or one of my other favorite coffee places and doing homework. I shall return soon enough! In fact...

Days Until I Go Back to School: 16